
Last night, after work, a quick run to the supermarket and then picking up Susannah, I embarked on an epicurian adventure that led to smoke alarmage and enough leftovers to take a meal to the neighbors.
I had read a while ago in last year's Rachel Ray November edition mag about cooking a Thanksgiving dinner in about an hour. It's a timeline for preparing three sides, a turkey and a desert.
Last night, I made it through everything but the desert. We instead had a purchased Paula Deen apple pie (I know- there goes my chef's hat.)
All in all, the meal was a success and a new way to try some of our favorite parts of Thanksgiving meal. The green bean casserole was different, but good (even to Galon, who adores the mushroom-soup-fried-onion variety.)
The turkey was a 7 lb organic breast (hee hee) because I couldn't find the cuts the recipe calls for, but it was amazing how the lemon adds to the moistness and led to a lovely crisp skin/crust.
The potatoes were lovely and savory due to the sweet potatoe add-in and, for a family who is anti-stuffing, this version was amazing. Apples, dates, pecans and scallions added to the flavor and moistness of store bought stuffing mix.
The desert is a pumkin trifle that I plan on saving until "real" Thanksgiving to add to my family's fare.
This afternoon, the plan is to make these crafts with Susannah to mail to the lovey's in our life. She's excited to use both a glue stick and the googley eyes.
We'll try to post photos soon and wish you and yours a lovely holiday with family and friends.





